Jug

31871

From: Peru | Northwest of the Town | Pachacamac

Curatorial Section: American

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Object Number 31871
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Peru | Northwest of the Town | Pachacamac
Culture Area Andean
Section American
Materials Ceramic
Description

Plain black bottle, egg-shaped. Expanding neck, one loop handle shoulder to neck

Narrow-necked jar/bottle with an ovate body, hyperboloid neck, rounded rim, 1 strap handle extending from the neck to the body, and a flat base. No molded/modeled additions. the body of the vessel is egg shaped. The body of the vessel is egg shaped. There appears to be a burnished finish on the exterior. The vessel was likely fired in a reducing atmosphere as the surface is black and the interior is gray in color. Evidence of usewear includes scratches on the exterior. The catalogue number is written on the object in black ink. Black ink on the bottom of the base reads: "2795."

Height 12.2 cm
Length 10.2 cm
Width 8.2 cm
Thickness 0.46 cm
Credit Line William Pepper Peruvian Expedition; Max Uhle, subscription of Phebe A. Hearst, 1897
Other Number 2795 - Field No SF

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